In this Chat, we catch up with NACCU Executive Director, Dawn Thomas, to discuss the upcoming NACCU Annual Conference. For the first time in the Association’s history, the Annual Conference will be held virtually. Thomas explains what this new format will mean for attendees and how the experience at this year’s event will be like no other.

In this CR80Chat, Allegion’s Business Development Manager, Jeff Koziol discusses the limitations of the age-old brass key. We talk so much about the emerging technologies in the access control space that we almost entirely forget that many campuses are still leaning on metal keys for accessing secure or sensitive areas on campus.

In this installment of CR80News Chats, we discuss a return to campus this fall with Transact’s senior director of product management for security, Scott Dennison. Scott shares some of the tangible challenges he sees coming for campus card offices and the auxiliaries, notably crowd capacity control and the use of mobile technology to manage social distancing in highly trafficked areas.

Zoom calls are seemingly the de facto norm these days. So rather than writing this out in an article we thought a conversation would be a nice change of pace. In this episode, we chat with HID’s Tim Nyblom, about potential challenges coming this fall, as well as mobile ID and other card issuance measures that might ease some burden on the post-coronavirus campus.

In this installment of NACCU’s “It’s All About the Data” video series, Georgia Southern University’s Director of Eagle Card Services, Richard Wynn, discusses how the card office can contribute to the all-important task of student retention. In the video, Wynn discusses key areas of focus like dining and meal plan data, student usage trends, and the evolving ideas around the role a university can play in using data to assist students in need.

In Part 2 of a contribution to NACCU’s “It’s all about the Data” video series, Emily Messa, Associate VP for Administration at the University of Houston, discusses ways to implement policy and privacy in campus card data analytics. Messa discusses the potential impact of external regulations, and the importance of proactive conversations around internal policies and procedures.

Allegion’s Jeff Koziol talks about the company’s longstanding partnership with Touchnet and how the pair have worked together over the years to deliver strong, university-specific solutions. Koziol also discusses more recent trends, specifically the move from traditional plastic cards to digital credentials on mobile devices, and how wireless technology is being deployed on campuses.

In this installment of NACCU’s It’s All About the Data video series, hear from Nirmal Palliyaguru, Director of the ACCESS Card Office at Santa Clara University, as he discusses some of the early applications of campus card data analytics as a means to  help students succeed. In the video, hear specific examples of how Santa Clara has been able to use card system data analytics both at a high level and a more granular level to solve some common problems that students can face.

Entrust Datacard’s Dan Sanden gives a hands-on demonstration of the differences between retransfer and direct-to-card printing. See the company’s SD460 direct-to-card offering, the flagship CR805 retransfer printer, and the customization options that campuses can add to both machines to achieve the perfect card aesthetic.

Entrust Datacard’s Dan Sanden delves into detail about TruCredenial, the company’s browser-based card issuance software, and how it can help campuses bust up long lines and distribute ID card issuance in a flexible manner. See the issuance process in action as Sanden provides a step-by-step walkthrough using an off the shelf tablet to support photo capture and student information acquisition.